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  • Café Music (piano trio), Paul Schoenfeld (1947-2024)

    November 15, 2026: Café Music Paul Schoenfeld (1947-2024) Café Music (piano trio) November 15, 2026: Café Music American composer Paul Schoenfield wrote in a wide variety of genres from oratorio and opera to music for amplified violin, piano, and drum set. His largest body of work is for varied chamber ensembles, most of which include challenging parts for the piano, his own instrument. Schoenfield has received numerous commissions and awards, including those from the National Endowment for the Arts, Chamber Music America, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the American Composers Forum; and he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his song cycle Camp Songs . He has been inspired by American, British, and Slovakian folk music, and has drawn particularly on Jewish Chassidic and Klezmer music in the exploration of his own roots. Schoenfield’s varied interests led him to study mathematics (in which he also holds a degree from Carnegie Mellon) and Hebrew, and he once lived on a kibbutz in Israel. For many years he divided his time between homes in Israel and in the United States, where he was a longtime composition professor at the University of Michigan. Café Music, in three movements—fast, slow, very fast—has proved to be one of Schoenfield’s most popular pieces because of its witty banter and soulful expressiveness, all in an engaging mix of styles. The composer wrote the following about the work: “The idea to compose Café Music first came to me in 1985 after sitting in one night for the pianist at Murray’s Restaurant in Minneapolis. Murray’s employs a house trio which plays entertaining dinner music in a wide variety of styles. My intention was to write a kind of high-class dinner music—music that could be played at a restaurant, but might also (just barely) find its way into a concert hall. The work draws on many of the types of music played by the trio at Murray’s. For example, early twentieth-century American, Viennese, light classical, Gypsy, and Broadway styles are all represented. A paraphrase of a beautiful Chassidic melody is incorporated in the second movement. Café Music was commissioned by the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) and received its premiere during a SPCO chamber concert in January 1987.” —©Jane Vial Jaffe Return to Parlance Program Notes

  • Anchovies for solo piano, Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)

    November 15, 2026: Café Music Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) Anchovies for solo piano November 15, 2026: Café Music Years after the production of his most well-known operas, Rossini had been experiencing prolonged illness, tiresome treatments, and other conflicts that left him exhausted and pessimistic. After traveling for various medical treatments, he returned to Paris where his health finally improved, allowing his focus to return to composing as well as hosting one of the most interesting salons in the city at the time. His humor resurfaced, and he developed an interest in short piano pieces that explore witty musical ideas, just as an appetizer would succinctly present a culinary idea. In the collection called Péchés de vieillesse or “Sins of Old Age,” Rossini produced several volumes of vocal, chamber, and solo piano pieces that were often themed. The fourth volume included Quatre hors d’oeuvres , odes to four appetizers such as “Anchois” or anchovies, as well as Quatre mendiants , character pieces named for figs, almonds, raisins, and hazelnuts. “Anchois” is written in the form of a theme and variations with the theme introduced after a quick introduction. This introductory statement is repeated throughout, serving as a sort of interlude between each variation. The theme is playful, lighthearted, and decorated with a few sparkling trills. Additional trills and arpeggios expand the melody gracefully in the first variation. The second variation adds repeated-note pronouncements and the instruction to be played a little faster, giving it the feel of a fanfare. The repeated notes continue in the interlude as well. Of the variations, the third has the biggest shift in feel with its smooth, flowing accompaniment. Its interlude phrase is also elevated with running triplet lines leading into a bold, animated conclusion. —©Ainsley Berryhill Return to Parlance Program Notes

  • Cello Sonata, Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

    November 15, 2026: Café Music Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Cello Sonata November 15, 2026: Café Music Forced to spend much time during World War II in small towns outside his beloved Paris, Poulenc composed steadily in order to sustain himself through hardship and bouts of depression. His style underwent certain changes—a kind of neo-Romanticism in the 1940s and a lyrical religious infusion in his late years—but he always retained something of his original style, which perhaps most epitomized the ideals of Les Six (a group of brash young composers in Paris in the early 1920s). During these later years, his work alternated between years of composing and giving concerts. Poulenc started working on his Cello Sonata in 1940 as part of a conscious effort to become more comfortable writing for solo string instruments. His work on this piece was ongoing for many years through the completion of his Violin Sonata in 1943, his first successful work for solo strings. With the technical expertise and advice of cellist Pierre Fournier, the Cello Sonata was completed by 1948 and despite Poulenc’s lack of confidence, it has become known as one of the most difficult and creative cello sonatas in the standard repertoire. The work includes frequent shifts in mood and requires a delicate balance between humor and melancholy. It was dedicated to Fournier; he and Poulenc performed it many times in the 1940s and '50s. The first movement is in sonata form and consists of frequent shifts in mood, dynamics, and meter. The energy fluctuates suddenly between stormier Romantic gestures and lighter phrases. The soft, simple ending contrasts with this drama and confirms the humor of Poulenc’s writing. Cavatine, the second movement, opens with a gentle, beautiful melody over rich, heavily pedaled tones in the piano. The melody darkens after this initial phrase with the texture turning breathy at times over a more animated piano accompaniment. The thick piano texture returns throughout the movement. The Ballabile is energetic and danceable, as the name suggests, with playful responses between the cello and the piano. Nimble pizzicato sections alternate with smoother, connected phrases. The carefree energy continues throughout, and Poulenc writes several reminders to the performers to persist without slowing. Lastly, the finale is introduced with a more serious and dramatic tone and heavy piano chords before opening up into a faster, leap-filled presto passage requiring agility from both performers. The seriousness of the previous movements is recalled in contemplative, lyrical sections before the drama of the opening returns in a final largo phrase. —©Jane Vial Jaffe, Ainsley Berryhill Return to Parlance Program Notes

  • DEMIAN AUSTIN, TROMBONE

    DEMIAN AUSTIN, TROMBONE Demian Austin is principal trombonist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. He is also a member of the MET Chamber Ensemble, which performs regularly at Carnegie’s Weill and Zankel halls. He has performed with The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and in the Mostly Mozart festival at Lincoln Center. Mr. Austin has played on numerous recordings including the Metropolitan Opera Brass CDs, several movie soundtracks, Dialogues with Double Bass with Jeremy McCoy on Bridge Records, the GM Recordings issue of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and Brahms’ First Symphony conducted by Gunther Schuller, and many recordings with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, including Strauss’ Tod und Verklarung. He can also be heard regularly on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Live at the Met Broadcasts, the Saturday Matinee Broadcasts of the Met, and on The Met: Live in HD worldwide movie simulcasts. At Juilliard he has been the Gordon Henderson Pre-College Trombone Faculty since 2009. He received his Bachelor of Music degree in 1992 from Oberlin College, where he studied with Raymond Premru, and his Masters of Music degree in 1995 from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Per Brevig. Aside from his career in music, Mr. Austin has a keen interest in film and has attended several intensive seminars on screenwriting.

  • NATHAN GUNN, BARITONE

    NATHAN GUNN, BARITONE Nathan Gunn has made a reputation as one of the most exciting and in-demand baritones of the day. He has appeared in internationally renowned opera houses such as the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Seattle Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Paris Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Glyndebourne Opera Festival, Bilboa, and the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels. His many roles include the title roles in Billy Budd, Eugene Onegin, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and Hamlet, Guglielmo in Cosí fan tutte, the Count in Le Nozze di Figaro, Tarquinius in The Rape of Lucetia, Malatesta in Don Pasquale, Belcore in L’Elisir d’Amore, and Ottone in L’incoronazione di Poppea. A frequent interpreter of new works, Mr. Gunn created the role of Paul in the world premiere of Daron Hagen’s Amelia at the Seattle Opera. He also created the roles of Alec Harvey in André Previn’s Brief Encounter at the Houston Grand Opera, Father Delura in Peter Eötvös’ Love and Other Demons at the Glyndebourne Opera Festival, and Clyde Griffiths in Tobias Picker’s An American Tragedyat the Metropolitan Opera. Also a distinguished concert performer, Mr. Gunn has appeared the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Münchner Rundfunkorchster, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. The many conductors with whom he has worked with include, Sir Andrew Davis, Sir Colin Davis, Christoph von Dohnányi, Christoph Eschenbach, Alan Gilbert, Daniel Harding, James Levine, Kurt Masur, Kent Nagano, Antonio Pappano, Donald Runnicles, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Robert Spano, Michael Tilson Thomas, and Mark Wigglesworth.

A frequent recitalist, Mr. Gunn has been presented in recital at Alice Tully Hall by both Lincoln Center’s Art of the Song Series and the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society; and by Carnegie Hall in Zankel Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, Cal Performances, the Schubert Club, the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, the Vocal Arts Society in Washington, DC, the University of Chicago, the Krannert Center, the Wigmore Hall, and the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie. As a student, he performed in series of recitals with his teacher and mentor John Wustman that celebrated the 200th anniversary of Franz Schubert’s birth.

Mr. Gunn has recently ventured outside the standard opera repertoire with appearances in performances of Camelotwith the New York Philharmonic (broadcast live on PBS’s Great Performances) and Showboat at Carnegie Hall. He was also a featured soloist in the New York Philharmonic’s 80th birthday gala celebration for Stephen Sondheim and appeared with Sting and Trudie Styler in the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center in Twin Spirits, a work that explores the relationship between Clara and Robert Schumann. Mr. Gunn’s solo album, Just Before Sunrise, was released on Sony/BMG Masterworks. Other recordings include the title role in Billy Budd with Daniel Harding and the London Symphony Orchestra (Virgin Classics), which won the 2010 Grammy Award; the first complete recording of Rogers & Hammerstein’s Allegro (Sony’s Masterworks Broadway), Peter Grimes with Sir Colin Davis and London Symphony Orchestra (LSO Live!) which was nominated for a 2005 Grammy Award, Il Barbiere di Siviglia (SONY Classics),Kullervo with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (Telarc), and American Anthem (EMI). He also starred as Buzz Aldrin in Man on the Moon, an opera written specifically for television and broadcast on the BBC in the UK. The program was awarded the Golden Rose Award for Opera at the Montreux Festival in Lucerne. This season, Mr. Gunn returned to the Metropolitan Opera for Cosí fan tutte and The Magic Flute, and made his debut at the Theater an der Wien in The Rape of Lucretia. Upcoming engagements include cabaret shows at the famous Café Carlyle in New York City and at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Orange County, andevening of song with Kelli O’Hara and the New York Philharmonic, a concert with Mandy Patinkin at the Ravinia Festival, and his debuts at the Teatro Real in Madrid in Le Nozze di Figaro and the Cincinnati Opera in Eugene Onegin,. Next season he returns to the Metropolitan Opera for Billy Budd, the Lyric Opera of Chicago for Showboat, the Houston Grand Opera for Il Barbiere di Siviglia, and the San Francisco Opera for Die Zauberflöte. Mr. Gunn was the recipient of the first annual Beverly Sills Artist Award, and was awarded the Pittsburgh Opera Renaissance Award. He is an alumnus of the Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artists Program and was the winner of the 1994 Metropolitan Opera National Council Competition. Mr. Gunn is also an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana where he is currently a professor of voice.

  • Adagio and Presto from Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001, JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750)

    April 3, 2016: Sean Lee, violin JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750) Adagio and Presto from Sonata No. 1 in G minor for Unaccompanied Violin, BWV 1001 April 3, 2016: Sean Lee, violin Though we find precedents for Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for unaccompanied violin in works by Johann Jacob Walther, Heinrich Biber, and Johann Paul Westhoff, Bach’s contributions totally eclipsed these and remain unsurpassed to this day in invention and magnificence. Trained as a violinist in his youth by his father, Bach knew the capabilities of the instrument and expanded greatly upon them. The autograph manuscript, dated 1720, presents three sonatas in alternation with three partitas. The sonatas represent the serious Italian sonata da chiesa (church sonata) form with four movements in a slow, fast, slow, fast pattern; the partitas resemble the sonata da camera (chamber sonata), a series of dance movements, which if Bach had been writing in the French style would have been called a suite. Throughout the unaccompanied violin works and in those for solo cello, Bach showed his mastery at creating a many-voiced texture with what is essentially a single-line instrument, often by the use of double stops or rolled chords, but even more often by implying several melodic lines by artful figuration. He counted on the ability of the ear to pick out and hold onto notes in one register and string them together over time as an independent voice; one can often hear such implied voices in counterpoint, occurring in two or more registers. Bach’s elaborate ornamentation in the G minor Adagio makes a fitting opening to the Sonata and indeed to the entire set of sonatas and partitas. He was not content to simply write out a few chords and a figured bass and leave the rest up to the performer. Rather, his ornamentation is carefully notated, though the Adagio gives a free, improvisatory impression. The Presto closing movement runs along in constant sixteenth-note motion and single-voice texture until the concluding chords of each half. This lighter style provides wonderful contrast to the weightier preceding movements. © Jane Vial Jaffe Return to Parlance Program Notes

  • String Quartet in F, MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937)

    November 14, 2021 – Schumann String Quartet MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) String Quartet in F November 14, 2021 – Schumann String Quartet Incredible as it seems, Ravel’s efforts as a student at the Paris Conservatory and his attempts to win the prestigious Prix de Rome met with repeated rejection. His first dismissal from the Conservatory came in 1895 after he failed to win any piano prizes. He was dismissed again in 1900 when prizes in composition and fugue also eluded him. He nevertheless credited his teachers—Fauré in composition and Gédalge in composition—as major influences. He stayed on at the Conservatory as an auditor in Fauré’s class until 1903. Just as Ravel’s flouting of conservative counterpoint and harmony rules dogged his success at the Conservatory, it kept him from earning the Prix de Rome five times between 1900 and 1905. These utterly painful snubbings became known as the first “Affaire Ravel,” which ultimately led to the uncovering of a judging scandal and the replacement of the director of the Conservatory with the more tolerant Fauré. Against this backdrop of academic failure, however, Ravel was winning considerable public and critical support for his already mature-sounding compositions. Ravel’s only String Quartet, now one of the most beloved pieces in the chamber music repertoire, was the product of his last year of study with Fauré, to whom he dedicated it with affection. The Quartet’s glorious first movement was the submission that failed to win its composer the 1903 Prix. The first performance of the Quartet took place at the Société Nationale de Musique—a prestigious place indeed for a “failure”—on March 5, 1904, by the Heymann Quartet. The critics hotly contested the merits of the work, some considering it too derivative of Debussy and others boldly recognizing Ravel as one of the masters of the future. Obvious parallels exist between Debussy’s and Ravel’s Quartets—such as the shadowy accompanimental sixteenth-note figures in the first movement and the pizzicatos in the scherzo—but Ravel’s clarity of structure, innovative textures, and thematic transformations within and between movements bespeak his uniqueness. Despite a professional rivalry that became ugly in the press, Debussy is said to have written his younger colleague encouraging him to stand firm with exactly what he had composed. The warm pastoral theme of Ravel’s opening and a vigorous climax provide a wonderful foil for the soaring, haunting second theme played by the violin and viola paralleling one another two octaves apart. The composer drapes his inspired textures and colors over a transparent sonata framework. This form features some harmonic sleight of hand—when the haunting theme returns in the recapitulation, Ravel uses exactly the same notes in the upper three parts, but manages a change to the home key simply by raising the cello line. Like Debussy, Ravel places his Scherzo second. The younger composer uses contrasting meters between the outer and inner pairs of instruments, culminating in an insistent trill that blossoms into a plaintive melody over busy texture. The central trio slows to a moody, atmospheric meandering before the rhythmic pizzicato of the scherzo resumes. Ravel’s slow movement begins in the declamatory vein of a storyteller, whose muted narrative unfolds with alternating tension and serenity, periodically alluding to first-movement themes. A string of ingenious textures and ideas captivates the ear—delicate trills arising out of a gruff cello recitative, poignant melodies with rocking accompaniment or underlaid with rapid string crossings, and an exquisite peak followed by a nostalgic ebbing. The vigorous finale with its irregular 5/8 meter and juxtaposition of lyricism and insistent outbursts struck Fauré as “stunted, badly balanced, in fact a failure.” Time, however, has overruled his objections—the movement’s unsettled nature, its expressive transformations of first-movement material, and its whirlwind virtuosity are now deemed the perfect conclusion to a masterpiece. © Jane Vial Jaffe Return to Parlance Program Notes

  • Concert June 6, 2027 | PCC

    SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2027 AT 4 PM EMI FERGUSON & RUCKUS FLY THE COOP Emi Ferguson , baroque flute "Elegant and sensitive phrasing, brilliant fingerwork, and incisive attack." — Musical America Emi Ferguson and Ruckus , period-instrument chamber ensemble "Wit, panache, and the jubilant, virtuosic verve of a bebop-Baroque jam session electrified and illuminated..." — Boston Musical Intelligence "...the world's only period-instrument rock band." — San Francisco Classical Voice 2026-2027 SEASON September 13, 2026 Mozart and Schubert at 19 Members of the MET Orchestra October 11, 2026 Viano String Quartet Four of a Kind November 15, 2026 Café Music January 17, 2027 Richard Goode, piano Itamar Zorman, violin February 28, 2027 Winterreise Benjamin Appl, baritone James Baillieu, piano March 21, 2027 Bach's Birthday Concert Paul Jacobs, organ April 11, 2027 Celebrating Beethoven's 250th Anniversary Zukerman Trio May 9, 2027 Chen–Lipman–Cho String Trio Michael Stephen Brown, piano June 6, 2027 Fly the Coop Emi Ferguson, baroque flute Ruckus, period-instrument ensemble Artist Roster Parlance Program Notes LOCATION At West Side Presbyterian Church 6 South Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 For map and directions, click here . CONCERT AMENITIES Whee lchair Accessible Fr e e Parking for all concerts FEATURING BUY TICKETS Ruckus Ensemble Members Clay Zeller-Townson, baroque bassoon Paul Holmes Morton, theorbo, baroque guitar, banjo Coleman Itzkoff, baroque cello Doug Balliett, double bass Adam Cockerham, theorbo, baroque guitar Elliott Figg, harpsichord, organ ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS Virtuosic and charismatic baroque flutist Emi Ferguson joins the adventurous period-instrument ensemble Ruckus for Fly the Coop , a joyous, kaleidoscopic romp through some of Johann Sebastian Bach's most radiant and transcendent music. Their imaginative arrangements transform Bach's flute sonatas and keyboard preludes into vibrant new soundscapes for baroque flute and a colorful continuo ensemble of theorbos, baroque guitars, bassoon, cello, bass, harpsichord, organ—even the occasional banjo. Praised by The New York Times as "a fizzing, daring display of personality and imagination," this inventive collaboration invites Bach's timeless music to spread its wings in interpretations overflowing with dazzling virtuosity, irresistible rhythmic energy, and infectious musical joy. Join us for a joyous finale to the 2026–2027 season as Emi Ferguson and Ruckus celebrate Bach's boundless imagination with performances as exhilarating as they are unforgettable. PROGRAM: FLY THE COOP J.S. Bach: Prelude in G Major (after BWV 884) Program Notes J.S. Bach: Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034 Program Notes J.S. Bach: Prelude in E Minor (after BWV 855) Program Notes J.S. Bach: Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035 Program Notes J.S. Bach: Prelude in G Minor (after BWV 847a) Program Notes J.S. Bach: Prelude in C Minor (after BWV 999) Program Notes J.S. Bach: Prelude in C Major Program Notes J.S. Bach: Sonata in C Major, BWV 1033 Program Notes J.S. Bach: Prelude in E Major (after BWV 815a) Program Notes Watch Emi Ferguson and Ruckus perform J.S. Bach's Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034: II. Allegro Watch Emi Ferguson and Ruckus perform J.S. Bach's Prelude in G Major (after BWV 884)

  • Concert September 13, 2026 | PCC

    SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2026 AT 4 PM MOZART AND SCHUBERT AT 19 BENJAMIN BOWMAN, VIOLIN MUSICIANS FROM THE MET ORCHESTRA MICHAEL PARLOFF, CONDUCTOR BENJAMIN BOWMAN AND MUSICIANS OF THE MET ORCHESTRA BENJAMIN BOWMAN , Concertmaster, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra "The man with the golden bow." — The Toronto Star MICHAEL PARLOFF , CONDUCTOR 2026-2027 SEASON September 13, 2026 Mozart and Schubert at 19 Members of the MET Orchestra October 11, 2026 Viano String Quartet Four of a Kind November 15, 2026 Café Music January 17, 2027 Richard Goode, piano Itamar Zorman, violin February 28, 2027 Winterreise Benjamin Appl, baritone James Baillieu, piano March 21, 2027 Bach's Birthday Concert Paul Jacobs, organ April 11, 2027 Celebrating Beethoven's 250th Anniversary Zukerman Trio May 9, 2027 Chen–Lipman–Cho String Trio Michael Stephen Brown, piano June 6, 2027 Fly the Coop Emi Ferguson, baroque flute Ruckus, period-instrument ensemble Artist Roster Parlance Program Notes LOCATION At West Side Presbyterian Church 6 South Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 For map and directions, click here . CONCERT AMENITIES Whee lchair Accessible Fr e e Parking for all concerts FEATURING BUY TICKETS Musicians from the Met Orchestra Michael Parloff, conductor Benjamin Bowman, concertmaster Nancy Wu, associate concertmaster Bruno Eicher violin Wen Qian, violin Sarah Vonsattel, violin Sylvia Danburg Volpe, violin Katherine Fong. violin Ming-Feng Hsin, violin Qianwen Shen, violin Milan Milisavljević, viola Dov Scheindlin, viola Joel Noyes, cello Kari Docter, cello Leigh Mesh, bass Chelsea Knox, flute John Upton, oboe Lillian Copeland, oboe Evan Epifano, bassoon Kara LaMoure, bassoon Brad Gemeinhardt, horn Anne Scharer, horn ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS MOZART AND SCHUBERT AT 19 As Parlance Chamber Concerts launches its 19th season, we celebrate with two early masterpieces written by Mozart and Schubert when they were just 19 years old: Mozart's beloved *"Turkish"* Violin Concerto and Schubert's Mozart-inspired Symphony No. 5. Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Concertmaster Benjamin Bowman , praised by *The New York Times* for his "beautifully singing eloquence," joins colleagues from the Met Orchestra under the direction of Artistic Director Michael Parloff. Together, they reveal the youthful freshness, lyricism, and astonishing artistic maturity that announced the arrival of two of music's greatest creative voices. PROGRAM W.A. Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 (“Turkish") Program Notes INTERMISSION Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485 Program Notes Watch members of the Met Orchestra perform Mozart’s Horn Concerto in E-flat, K. 495, with soloist Brad Gemeinhardt. Watch Members of the Met Orchestra perform Haydn's Symphony No. 6 in D major, Hob. I:6 ("The Morning”)

  • Concert May 9, 2027 | PCC

    SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2027 AT 4 PM THE CHEN-LIPMAN-CHO STRING TRIO WITH PIANIST MICHAEL STEPHEN BROWN Stella Chen , violin 2023 Young Artist of the Year, Gramophone Awards "Her graceful, singing line, gleaming tone, and breathtaking use of pianissimo made the Tully Hall crowd sit bolt upright." — Musical America Matthew Lipman , viola Avery Fisher Career Grant Recipient "...rich tone, elegant phrasing...splendid technique and musical sensitivity." — Chicago Tribune Brannon Cho , cello Naumburg International Cello Competition Gold Medalist "Cello soloist Brannon Cho was sensational—an absolutely exceptional talent, now a star of the young string scene worldwide." — Passauer Neue Presse Michael Stephen Brown , piano "One of the leading figures in the current renaissance of performer-composers." — The New York Times ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS 2026-2027 SEASON September 13, 2026 Mozart and Schubert at 19 Members of the MET Orchestra October 11, 2026 Viano String Quartet Four of a Kind November 15, 2026 Café Music January 17, 2027 Richard Goode, piano Itamar Zorman, violin February 28, 2027 Winterreise Benjamin Appl, baritone James Baillieu, piano March 21, 2027 Bach's Birthday Concert Paul Jacobs, organ April 11, 2027 Celebrating Beethoven's 250th Anniversary Zukerman Trio May 9, 2027 Chen–Lipman–Cho String Trio Michael Stephen Brown, piano June 6, 2027 Fly the Coop Emi Ferguson, baroque flute Ruckus, period-instrument ensemble Artist Roster Parlance Program Notes LOCATION At West Side Presbyterian Church 6 South Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 For map and directions, click here . CONCERT AMENITIES Whee lchair Accessible Fr e e Parking for all concerts FEATURING BUY TICKETS Four of today's most acclaimed young chamber musicians—Queen Elisabeth Competition Gold Medalist Stella Chen , Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient Matthew Lipman, Naumburg International Cello Competition Gold Medalist Brannon Cho , and distinguished pianist-composer Michael Stephen Brown —join forces for an afternoon of inspired artistry and scintillating ensemble playing. Their program brings together two of chamber music's supreme masterpieces: Mozart's monumental Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563 —widely regarded as the greatest string trio ever composed—and Dvořák's radiant Piano Quartet No. 2 , a work overflowing with lyrical warmth, Bohemian spirit, and exuberant joy. PROGRAM Mozart: Divertimento in E-flat major for String Trio, K. 563 Program Notes Intermission Dvořák: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 87 Program Notes Watch the Chen-Lipman-Cho String Trio perform Mozart's magnificent Divertimento in E-flat major, K. 563 Watch Michael Stephen Brown perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major, K. 449 on Parlance Chamber Concerts

  • PARLANCE PROGRAM NOTES | PCC

    PARLANCE PROGRAM NOTES LE NUOVE MUSICHE: The Baroque Revolution (1550 - 1660) LE NUOVE MUSICHE: The Baroque Revolution (1550 - 1660) – April 7, 2024: Jordi Savall and Hespèrion XXI Samuel Adams (1985) Impromptu: After Schubert (Premiere Performance ) – February 26, 2017: Emanuel Ax, piano Bruce Adolphe (1955) Memory Believes (a requiem) for string quartet and chamber choir (World Premiere) – December 3, 2023 Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) Asturias – November 2, 2014: Sharon Isbin, guitar American Songbook Arlen: I Wonder What Became of Me; Gershwin: Our Love is Here to Stay; Weill: Youkali – November 12, 2023: Angel Blue, soprano; Bryan Wagorn, piano Juan Arañéz (died c. 1649) Chacona (“La Vida Bona”) – November 19, 2017: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Anton Arensky (1861-1906) Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 32 – January 27, 2019: Pinchas Zukerman Trio C.P.E. Bach (1714–1788) Suite in E minor Wq 62/12 – April 24, 2022 – Marc-André Hamlein, piano Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Adagio and Presto from Sonata in G minor, BWV for solo violin – April 3, 2016: Sean Lee, violin Air from Orchestra Suite No. 3 in D arr. for four cellos – September 29, 2024: Edward Arron, Carter Brey, Rafael Figueroa, and Zvi Plesser, cellos Air on the G String (from Suite in D, BWV 1068) for flute, strings, and continuo – April 3, 2016: Sir James Galway, flute; Benjamin Beilman and Danbi Um, violins; Mark Holloway, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Paolo Bourdignon, harpsichord Air on the G String from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068 , arr. for organ by Smith Newell Penfield Arioso from Cantata, BWV 156 – December 5, 2021: Paul Jacobs, organ Arioso from Cantata, BWV 156 – January 19, 2025: THE VIRTUOSO ORGANIST PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048 – March 24, 2019: Kristin Lee, violin; Paul Huang, violin; Danbi Um, violin; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Dov Scheindlin, viola; Maurycy Banszek, viola; Edward Arron, cello; Mihai Marica, cello; Joel Noyes, cello; Tim Cobb, bass; Gilles Vonsattel, harpsichord Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049 for two flutes, solo violin, strings, and continuo – April 3, 2016: Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway, flutes; Benjamin Beilman solo violin; Sean Lee and Danbi Um, violins; Mark Holloway, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Paolo Bourdignon, harpsichord Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051 – November 19, 2017: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 – September 26, 2021: Viola Soloists: Paul Neubauer and Arnaud Sussmann Chorale Prelude “Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ”, BWV 639 (arr. Busoni) – March 19, 2023 – Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano Chorale Prelude “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”, BWV 645 (arr. Busoni) – March 19, 2023 – Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue, BWV 903 – March 19, 2023 – Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano Concerto in D Minor after Vivaldi, BWV 596 – December 5, 2021: Paul Jacobs, organ Double Concerto for Two Flutes in D minor, BWV 1043, arr. by Denis Bouriakov (Denis and Erin Bouriakov, flutes) – December 15, 2024: THE VIRTUOSO FLUTIST. DENIS BOURIAKOV, FLUTE. A RECITAL FOR FLUTE AND ORCHESTRA, with Erin Bouriakov, Flute. Musicians From The New York Philharmonic. Michael Parloff, Conductor. Double Violin Concerto in D Minor BWV 1043 – March 24, 2019: Paul Huang, violin; Danbi Um, violins; Sarah Crocker Vonsattel, violin; Kristin Lee, violin; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Mihai Marica, cello; Tim Cobb, bass; Gilles Vonsattel, harpsichord French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 – March 19, 2023 – Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano Goldberg Variations BWV 988 – October 29, 2017: Peter Serkin, piano I follow you with Joyful Steps from St. John Passion for soprano, 2 flutes, and continuo – April 3, 2016: Ying Fang, soprano; Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway, flutes; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Paolo Bourdignon, harpsichord Italian Concerto, BWV 971 – March 19, 2023 – Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano Jesus soll mein erstes Wort from Cantata 171 for soprano, violin and continuo – April 3, 2016: Ying Fang, soprano; Sean Lee, violin; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 – December 5, 2021: Paul Jacobs, organ Piano Concerto in D Minor for BWV 1052 – March 24, 2019: Gilles Vonsattel, solo piano; Paul Huang, violin; Danbi Um, violin; Wen Qian, violin; Kristin Lee, violin; Sarah Crocker Vonsattel, violin; Ming-Feng Hsin, violin; Dov Scheindlin, viola; Pierre Lapointe, viola; Mihai Marica, cello; Edward Arron, cello; Joel Noyes, cello; Tim Cobb, bass Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 547 – December 5, 2021: Paul Jacobs, organ Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 – December 5, 2021: Paul Jacobs, organ Prelude from Suite for Cello in D, BWV 1012 – March 24, 2019: Edward Arron, cello Prelude from Violin Partita in E, BWV 1006 – March 24, 2019: Kristin Lee, violin Preludio from Partita No. 3 arrg. for 3 violins & viola – May 6, 2018: Oliver Neubauer, violin; Clara Neubauer, violin; Kerry McDermott, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208 – December 5, 2021: Paul Jacobs, organ Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208 (arr. Petri) – March 19, 2023 – Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano Sheep Safely Graze, from Cantata 208 for soprano, two flutes, and continuo – April 3, 2016: Ying Fang, soprano; Sir James Galway and Lady Jeanne Galway, flutes; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord Sinfonia from Cantata, BWV 29 (arr. Marcel Dupre) – December 5, 2021: Paul Jacobs, organ Sonata in E, BWV 1035 for flute and continuo – April 3, 2016: Sir James Galway, flute; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Paolo Bourdignon, harpsichord Suite in B minor, BWV 1067 for flute, strings, and continuo – April 3, 2016: Sir James Galway, flute; Benjamin Beilman and Danbi Um, violins; Mark Holloway, viola; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Paolo Bourdignon, harpsichord Suite in E minor, BWV 996 for solo guitar – September 25, 2016: Jason Vieaux, guitar Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (Notes coming soon!) — March 22, 2020: Paul Jacobs Organ Toccata in C minor, BWV 911 – March 19, 2023 – Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano Toccata in D, BMV 912 – March 19, 2023 – Rachel Naomi Kudo, piano Trio Sonata in E Minor, BWV 528 – December 5, 2021: Paul Jacobs, organ Trio Sonata No. 6 in G major, BMV 530 (Notes coming soon!) — March 22, 2020: Paul Jacobs Organ Violin and Piano Sonata in E, BWV 1016 – March 24, 2019: Sarah Crocker Vonsattel, violin; Gilles Vonsattel, piano Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit arr. for four cellos by Finckel Cello Quartet – September 29, 2024: Edward Arron, Carter Brey, Rafael Figueroa, and Zvi Plesser, cellos Samuel Barber (1910-1981) Adagio for Strings – December 16, 2018: Emerson Quartet Adagio from String Quartet No. 1, Op. 11 – January 10, 2010: Emerson String Quartet Hermit Songs, Op. 29 – March 29, 2015: Matthew Polenzani, tenor; Ken Noda, piano Steven Banks (1993) As I Am – November 20, 2022 – Steven Banks, saxophone, Xak Bjerken, piano Come As You Are – November 20, 2022 – Steven Banks, saxophone, Xak Bjerken, piano Amy Barlowe Hebraique Elegie for two violins – February 20, 2022: Paul Huang; Danbi Um, violins Jean Barrière (1707-1747) Allegro prestissimo from Sonata in G for two cellos – September 29, 2024: Carter Grey and Edward Arron, cellos Béla Bartók (1881–1945) Contrasts, BB 116 – October 5, 2014: Osmo Vänska, clarinet; Erin Keefe, violin; Gilles Vonsattel, piano Rhapsody No. 1 for cello and piano – May 21, 2023 – Zlatomir Fung, cello, Albert Cano Smit, piano Sonata No. 2, Sz 76 (1922) – March 11, 2018: Benjamin Beilman, Violin; Orion Weiss, piano Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) Adelaide, Op. 46 – March 29, 2015: Matthew Polenzani, tenor; Ken Noda, piano Allegretto WoO – December 4, 2022 – Sitkovetsky Trio Cavatina from String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 130 – December 3, 2023 – Brentano String Quartet; Antioch Chamber Ensemble Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2 – June 19, 2022: Amanda Forsyth; Shai Wosner, piano Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 5, No. 2 – February 9, 2025: The Virtuoso Cellist, with Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih Cello Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69 (Notes coming soon!) – June 7, 2020: Amanda Forsyth, cello; Angela Cheng, piano “Eyeglasses” Duo in E-flat, WoO 32 for viola and cello (Notes coming soon!) – June 6, 2020: Matthew Lipman, viola; Amanda Forsyth, cello Kakadu Variations, Op. 121a – January 27, 2019: Pinchas Zukerman Trio Fantasia in G minor, Op. 77 – January 19, 2020: Paul Lewis, piano Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier“ – April 24, 2022 – Marc-André Hamlein, piano Piano Trio in E-flat (“Archduke”), Op. 97 – June 19, 2022: Zukerman Trio Piano Trio in G, Op. 1, No. 2 – December 4, 2022 – Sitkovetsky Trio Quartet in B-flat, Op. 130 (with the Grosse Fuge) – April 26, 2026: Jerusalem String Quartet Quartet No. 11 in F minor, Op. 95 (“Serioso”) – March 26, 2017: Jerusalem String Quartet Romance in F, Op. 50 for violin and piano – September 24, 2017: Sean Lee, violin; Michael Brown, piano Seven Variations on Bei Männern from Mozart's Magic Flute for cello and piano - September 29, 2024: Edward Arron, cello; Jeewon Park, piano Six Bagatelles from Op. 119 - March, 10 2024: Richard Goode, piano Sonata No. 4 in C, Op. 102, for cello & piano – December 13, 2015: Paul Watkins, cello; Gilles Vonsattel, piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27, no. 1, “Quasi una fantasia” – January 19, 2020: Paul Lewis, piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2, “Quasi una fantasia” (“Moonlight”) – January 19, 2020: Paul Lewis, piano Sonata No. 9 in A, Op. 47, (Kreutzer) for violin & piano – December 13, 2015: Kristin Lee, violin; Gilles Vonsattel, piano Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 96 (1812) – March 11, 2018: Benjamin Beilman, Violin; Orion Weiss, piano Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 96 for violin and piano – April 19, 2009: Elmar Oliveira, violin; John Novacek, piano Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 109 - March, 10 2024: Richard Goode, piano String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 – April 13, 2025: Quartetto Di Cremona String Quartet in C# minor, Op. 131 – April 8, 2018: Danish String Quartet String Quartet in D, Op. 18, No. 3 – April 8, 2018: Danish String Quartet String Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 127 – January 4, 2015: Emerson String Quartet String Quartet in E minor, Op. 59, No. 2 – October 20, 2024: Modigliani Quartet String Quartet in F, Op. 59, No. 1 – April 8, 2018: Danish String Quartet String Trio in G, Op. 9, No. 1 (Notes coming soon!) – June 6, 2020: Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Matthew Lipman, viola; Amanda Forsyth, cello The Diabelli Variations, Op. 120 - March, 10 2024: Richard Goode, piano Trio in D, Op. 70, No. 1 (Ghost) for violin, cello, & piano – December 13, 2015: Kristin Lee, violin; Paul Watkins, cello; Gilles Vonsattel, piano Trio in E-flat, Op. 1, No. 1 – October 30, 2016: Wu Han, piano; Philip Setzer, violin; David Finckel, cello Trio No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 1 – October 30, 2016: Wu Han, piano; Philip Setzer, violin; David Finckel, cello Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major. Op. 12, No. 3 – February 20, 2022: Paul Huang, violin; Juho Pohjonen Violin Sonata No. 5 in F (“Spring), Op. 24 – June 19, 2022: Pinchas Zukerman, violin; Shai Wosner, piano Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30, No. 3 (Notes coming soon!)- May 3, 2020: Paul Huang, violin; Juho Pohjonen, piano Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) Les nuits d’été, op. 7 – April 23, 2017: Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano; Warren Jones, piano Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Chanson d’Avril – February 16, 2020: Ying Fang, soprano; Ken Noda, piano La Coccinelle – February 16, 2020: Ying Fang, soprano; Ken Noda, piano Three Songs – September 27, 2009: Danielle de Niese, soprano; Ken Noda, piano Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) Cello Sonata No. 6 in A, G. 4 – September 26, 2021: Cello Soloist: Nicholas Canellakis Quartet in C, Op. 2, No. 6 - October 27, 2019: Quartetto di Cremona Quintet in D for guitar and string - September 25, 2016: Jason Vieaux, guitar; Escher String Quartet Alexander Borodin (1833-1887) String Quartet No. 2 in D – January 14, 2024: Goldmund Quartet Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) 3 Pieces for cello and piano – February 9, 2025: The Virtuoso Cellist, with Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Ballades, Op. 10 – October 14, 2018: Garrick Ohlsson, piano Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 38 – April 2, 2023 – Paul Watkins, cello, Boris Berman, piano Cello Sonata No. 2 in F, Op. 99 – May 17, 2026: Chee-Yun, violin; Sterling Elliott, cello; Henry Kramer, piano Eight Pieces, Op. 76 – October 14, 2018: Garrick Ohlsson, piano Klavierstücke, Op. 118 – October 4, 2015: Richard Goode, piano Klavierstücke, Op. 119 – October 4, 2015: Richard Goode, piano Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 – October 5, 2014: Arnaud Sussmann and Erin Keefe violins; Hsin-Yun Huang, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello; Gilles Vonsattel, piano Piano Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8 – May 17, 2026: Chee-Yun, violin; Sterling Elliott, cello; Henry Kramer, piano Piano Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 87 – January 27, 2019: Pinchas Zukerman Trio Sextet for Strings No. 2 in G, Op. 36 – October 20, 2022 – Emerson String Quartet Sonata in E-Flat, Op. 120, for viola and piano – September 27, 2009: Lawrence Dutton, viola; Ken Noda, piano Sonata No. 2 in A, Op. 100 – November 15, 2015: Jeremy Denk, piano; Stefan Jackiw, violin String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 67 – October 20, 2024: Modigliani Quartet Three Intermezzos for piano, Op. 117 – April 2, 2023 – Boris Berman, piano Trio in B Major, Op. 8, for violin, cello, and piano – October 18, 2009: David Chan, violin; Jeewon Park, piano, Rafael Figueroa, cello Trio in A minor, Op. 114, for viola, cello, and piano – April 2, 2023 – Ettore Causa, viola, Paul Watkins, cello, Boris Berman, piano Trio in E-flat, Op. 40 for violin, horn, and piano – May 12, 2024: Alessio Bax, piano; Lucille Chung, piano; Chee-Yun, violin; Brad Gemeinhardt Variations on a Hungarian Theme, Op. 21, No. 2 – October 14, 2018: Garrick Ohlsson, piano Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 21, No. 1 – October 14, 2018: Garrick Ohlsson, piano Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 35, Book 1 – October 14, 2018: Garrick Ohlsson, piano Viola Sonata in E-flat, Op. 120, No. 2 – April 2, 2023 – Ettore Causa, viola, Boris Berman, piano Violin Sonata in A, Op. 100 – May 21, 2023 Kevin Zhu, violin, Albert Cano Smit, piano Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 – May 17, 2026: Chee-Yun, violin; Sterling Elliott, cello; Henry Kramer, piano Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) Divertimenti for String Quartet – January 29, 2023, Danish String Quartet Henri Brod (1799 – 1839) Duo from Lucia di Lammermoor, Op. 55 for oboe & cello and piano – September 18, 2022 – Elaine Douvas, oboe, Joel Noyes, cello, Bryan Wagorn, piano Max Bruch (1838-1920) Andante con moto in C# Minor, Op. 83 for clarinet, cello, and piano – April 19, 2009: Jon Manasse, clarinet; Rafael Figueroa, cello; John Novacek, piano Kol Nidrei for cello and piano - February 18, 2024: Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Michael Stephen Brown, piano Gaspar Cassadó (1897-1966) Sardana and Jota from Suite for solo cello – September 24, 2017: Rafael Figueroa, cello Suite for Solo Cello – October 18, 2009: Rafael Figueroa, cello Ernest Chausson (1855-1899) Concerto in D, Op. 21 for violin, piano, and string quartet – September 23, 2018: Arnaud Sussmann, solo violin; Michael Brown, piano; Sean Lee, violin; Emily Smith, violin; Matt Lipman, viola; Nick Canellakis, cello Gilad Cohen (Born 1980) Trio for a Spry Clarinet, Weeping Cello and Ruminating Harp – December 18, 2016: Emmanuel Ceyssonu, harp; Jerry Grossman, cello; Inn-hyuck Cho, clarinet “Moonrhymes” (Premiere) for 3 violins, viola and piano – May 6, 2018: Kerry McDermott, violin; Clara Neubauer, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Oliver Neubauer, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Four Impromptus, Opp. 29, 36, 51, & 66 – February 26, 2017: Emanuel Ax, piano Four Mazurkas, op. 67 – April 23, 2017: Warren Jones, piano Polonaise Brillante in C, Op. 3 for cello and piano – September 29, 2024: Carter Brey, cello; Jeewon Park, piano Sonata in B minor, Op. 58 – February 26, 2017: Emanuel Ax, piano Valse Brilliante in A flat, Op. 34, No. 1 for piano – September 24, 2017: Michael Brown, piano John Corigliano (Born 1938) Lullaby for Natalie – April 14, 2019: Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Jason Vieaux, guitar Archangelo Corelli (1653-1713) Sonata in D minor Op. 5 No. 12 “La Folia” arr. Andy Poxon – April 14, 2019: Anne Akiko Meyers, violin Charles Dancla (1817-1907) Variations on Ah! Vous dirai-je, Maman for three violins and viola – May 6, 2018: Kerry McDermott, violin; Clara Neubauer, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Oliver Neubauer, violin Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772) Le Coucou – November 4, 2018: Lucille Chung, piano Félicien David (1810-1876) La Nuit (arr. Vieuxtemps) for viola and piano – September 24, 2017: Mark Holloway, viola; Michael Brown, piano Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135 – March 13, 2022: Kristin Lee, violin; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Michael Brown, piano Clair de lune – November 12, 2023: Angel Blue, soprano; Bryan Wagorn, piano Danses sacrée et profane, L. 103 for harp and strings – December 18, 2016: Mariko Anraku, harp; David Chan, concertmaster; Catherine Ro, violin; Dov Scheindlin, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello Hommage à Haydn – October 17, 2021: Roman Rabinovich, piano; Escher String Quartet Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and piano – November 20, 2022 – Steven Banks, saxophone, Xak Bjerken, piano String Quartet – April 13, 2025: Quartetto Di Cremona Suite bergamasque arranged for two harps – December 18, 2016: Mariko Anraku, harp; Emmanuel Ceysson, harp Violin Sonata in G minor, L. 140 – March 13, 2022: Kristin Lee, violin; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Michael Brown, piano François Devienne (1759-1803) Flute Concerto No. 7 in E minor – December 15, 2024: THE VIRTUOSO FLUTIST. DENIS BOURIAKOV, FLUTE. A RECITAL FOR FLUTE AND ORCHESTRA, with Erin Bouriakov, Flute. Musicians From The New York Philharmonic. Michael Parloff, Conductor. Y. Dobon (1916-1996) Zowie! Goes the Weasel for 3 violins and viola – May 6, 2018: Kerry McDermott, violin; Clara Neubauer, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola; Oliver Neubauer, violin Franz and Karl Doppler (1821-1883; 1825-1900) Rigoletto Fantasie for 2 flutes and piano – Seth Morris and Maron Khourey, flutes, Bryan Wagorn, piano John Duke (1899-1984) Three Songs – May 15, 2016: James Morris, bass-baritone; Ken Noda, piano Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Songs My Mother Taught Me, arr. for violin and piano – May 12, 2024: Alessio Bax, piano; Lucille Chung, piano; Chee-Yun, violin; Brad Gemeinhardt String Quartet No. 14 in A-Flat, Op. 105 – January 10, 2010: Emerson String Quartet Terzetto in C, Op. 74 or 2 violins and viola – May 6, 2018: Clara Neubauer, violin; Kerry McDermott, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96 (American) – November 20, 2016: Frank Huang, concertmaster; Sheryl Staples, principal associate concertmaster; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Carter Brey; cello Quartet No. 13 in G, Op. 106 – March 26, 2017: Jerusalem String Quartet Selections from Cypresses, B. 152 – October 11, 2026: Viano String Quartet | Four of a Kind Juan de Encina (1411-1456) Oy Comamos – November 19, 2017: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Quintet in A minor, Op. 84 for piano and strings – November 20, 2016: Jonathan Biss, piano; Frank Huang, concertmaster; Sheryl Staples, principal associate concertmaster; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Carter Brey; cello English Madrigals John Bennet: All Creatures Now William Byrd: Though Amaryllis Dance Thomas Weelkes: Hark, All Ye Lovely Saints Thomas Tomkins: Adieu, Ye City-Prisoning Towers John Wilbye: Draw on Sweet Night Thomas Morley: Fyre, Fyre! – December 3, 2023: Brentano String Quartet; Antioch Chamber Ensemble Manuel de Falla (1876-1946) Danse Espagnole from La Vida Breve for violin and piano – September 24, 2017: Emily Daggett Smith, violin; Michael Brown, piano Siete canciones populares españolas – November 2, 2014: Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano; Sharon Isbin, guitar Siete Canciones Populares Espanolas – April 14, 2019: Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Jason Vieaux, guitar Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) Mélodies – November 12, 2023: Angel Blue, soprano; Bryan Wagorn, piano Romance in B flat, Op. 28 for violin and piano – September 24, 2017: Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Michael Brown, piano César Franck (1822-1890) Prelude, Fugue, and Variation, Op. 18 – January 19, 2025: THE VIRTUOSO ORGANIST PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN Sonata in A – November 15, 2015: Jeremy Denk, piano; Stefan Jackiw, violin George Gershwin (1898-1937) Lullaby for string quartet (American) – November 20, 2016: Frank Huang, concertmaster; Sheryl Staples, principal associate concertmaster; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Carter Brey; cello Preludes – November 12, 2023: Angel Blue, soprano; Bryan Wagorn, piano Phillip Glass (Born 1937) Metamorphosis II – April 14, 2019: Jason Vieaux, guitar Osvaldo Golijov (1960) Tenebrae – April 13, 2025: Quartetto Di Cremona Georg Goltermann (1824-1898) Serenade Op. 119, No. 2 for four cellos – September 29, 2024: Edward Arron, Carter Brey, Rafael Figueroa, and Zvi Plesser, cellos Enrique Granados (1867–1916) Canciones amatorias – April 23, 2017: Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano; Warren Jones, piano Spanish Dance in E minor, Op. 37, no. 5 – November 2, 2014: Sharon Isbin, guitar James Grant Triple Mocha Indulgence (bassoon and piano) – November 15, 2026: Café Music Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Andante con moto for piano trio – October 15, 2023: Lysander Piano Trio Cello Sonata, Op. 36 –February 9, 2025: The Virtuoso Cellist, with Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih Sonata in A Minor, Op. 36, for cello and piano – October 19, 2008: Carter Brey, cello; Warren Jones, piano Marc-André Hamelin Suite à l’ancienne (Suite in the old style) (2020) – April 24, 2022: Marc-André Hamelin, piano Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759) Angels ever bright and fair (from Theodora) – February 16, 2020: Ying Fang, soprano; Ken Noda, piano Endless Pleasure (from Semele) – February 16, 2020: Ying Fang, soprano; Ken Noda, piano Sonata in G minor, Op. 2, No. 8 for two cellos and piano – September 29, 2024: Zvi Plesser and Rafael Figueroa, cellos; Jeewon Park, piano Two Opera Arias – May 15, 2016: James Morris, bass-baritone; Ken Noda, piano Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Allegro molto from Cello Concerto in C major: Hob. VIIb/1 – September 29, 2024: Edward Arron, Carter Brey, Rafael Figueroa, and Zvi Plesser, cellos Piano Sonata No. 50 in C Hob. XVI: 50 – October 17, 2021: Roman Rabinovich, piano; Escher String Quartet Piano Trio in G, Hob. XV: 25 (“Gypsy”) – October 17, 2021: Roman Rabinovich, piano; Escher String Quartet Quartet in D, Op. 64, No. 5 (“The Lark”) – March 26, 2017: Jerusalem String Quartet Quartet in B-flat, Op. 76, No. 4 (“Sunrise”) – April 26, 2026: Jerusalem String Quartet String Quartet in B-flat, Op. 76, No. 4 (“Sunrise”) – October 17, 2021: Roman Rabinovich, piano; Escher String Quartet String Quartet in C major, Op. 20, No. 2 – October 11, 2026: Viano String Quartet | Four of a Kind String Quartet in G, Op. 33, No. 5 – October 20, 2022 – Emerson String Quartet String Quartet in G, Op. 77, No. 1 – October 17, 2021: Roman Rabinovich, piano; Escher String Quartet Symphony No. 6 in D, Hob. 1/6 (“The Morning”) – September 14, 2025: “SINGERS” FROM THE MET ORCHESTRA The Seven Last Words of Christ for string quartet – February 17, 2018: Chiara String Quartet Phillip Houghton Opals – November 19, 2017: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Jenö Hubay (1858-1937) Scenes de la Csarda, No. 3, Op. 18 for violin and piano – September 24, 2017: Danbi Um, violin; Michael Brown, piano Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) Chansons de Don Quichotte – May 15, 2016: James Morris, bass-baritone; Ken Noda, piano Charles Ives (1874-1954) Sonata No. 1, S. 60 – November 15, 2015: Jeremy Denk, piano; Stefan Jackiw, violin Sonata No. 4 (Children’s Day at the Camp Meeting), S. 63 – November 15, 2015: Jeremy Denk, piano; Stefan Jackiw, violin Variations on "America" – January 19, 2025: THE VIRTUOSO ORGANIST PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN Leoš Janáček (1854-1928) On an Overgrown Path, Series 1, Nos. 1, 6, and 7 – March 8, 2026: Jonathan Biss, piano Quartet No. 1 (Kreutzer Sonata) – March 6, 2016: The Escher String Quartet String Quartet No. 1 ("Kreutzer Sonata") – October 11, 2026: Viano String Quartet | Four of a Kind Antônio Carlos Jobím (1927-1994) A Felicidade – April 14, 2019: Jason Vieaux, guitar Alan Jay Kernis 100 Great Dance Hits for guitar and string quartet – September 25, 2016: Jason Vieaux, guitar; Escher String Quartet Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957) Suite for two violins, cello, and piano (left hand) – February 12, 2023 – Gloria Chien, piano, Benjamin Beilman and Alexi Kenney, violins, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola, Mihai Marica, cello Suite from Much Ado about Nothing, Op. 11 – February 20, 2022: Danbi Um, violin; Juho Pohjonen, piano Fritz Kreisler (1875 — 1962) Three Pieces for Violin and Piano: Marche Miniature Viennoise The Old Refrain Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta Benjamin Beilman, violin, Gloria Chien, piano Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Fantasia and Fugue on 'Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam' – January 19, 2025: THE VIRTUOSO ORGANIST PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN Selected Songs – March 29, 2015: Matthew Polenzani, tenor; Ken Noda, piano Federico García Lorca (1898–1936) Canciones españolas antiguas – November 2, 2014: Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano; Sharon Isbin, guitar Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994) Variations on a Theme of Paganini for two pianos – December 19, 2017: Alessio Bax, piano; Lucille Chung, piano Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Piano Quartet – February 12, 2023 – Gloria Chien, piano, Alexi Kenney, violin, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola, Mihai Marica, cello Amanda Maier (1853-1894) Piano Trio in E-flat – October 15, 2023: Lysander Piano Trio Antonio Martín y Coll (1650-1734) Diferéncias Sobre Las Folia – November 19, 2017: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet El Villano – November 19, 2017: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Bohuslav Martinů (1809-1959) Cello Sonata No. 1 – February 9, 2025: The Virtuoso Cellist, with Steven Isserlis and Connie Shih Suite from La revue de cuisine ("The Kitchen Review") – November 15, 2026: Café Music Jules Massenet (1842-1912) Letter Scene and Va! Laisse couler mes larmes from Werther – April 23, 2017: Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano; Warren Jones, piano Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Octet in E-flat, Op. 20 for strings – September 24, 2017: Paul Neubauer, viola; Arnaud Sussman, violin; Rafael Figueroa, cello; Michael Brown, piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 65 – January 19, 2025: THE VIRTUOSO ORGANIST PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 – December 4, 2022 – Sitkovetsky Trio Song Without Words in D for cello and piano – September 29, 2024: Rafael Figueroa, cello; Jeewon Park, piano String Quartet in A minor, Op. 13 – November 14, 2021 – Schumann String Quartet String Quartet in F Minor, Op. 80 – January 10, 2010: Emerson String Quartet String Quartet No. 4 in E minor, Op. 44, No. 2 –October 11, 2026: Viano String Quartet | Four of a Kind Trio No 2 in C Minor, Op. 66 for violin, cello, and piano – April 19, 2009: Elmar Oliveira, violin; Rafael Figueroa, cello; John Novacek, piano Olivier Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time - February 18, 2024: Anthony McGill, clarinet; Stefan Jackiw, violin; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Michael Stephen Brown, piano Pat Metheny Road to the Sun – November 19, 2017: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Jesse Montgomery Peace for clarinet and piano - February 18, 2024: Anthony McGill, clarinet; Michael Stephen Brown, piano Xavier Montsalvatge (1912–2002) Selections from Cinco canciónes negras – November 2, 2014: Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano, Sharon Isbin, guitar Moritz Moszkowski (1854–1925) Suite for two violins and piano, Op. 71 – February 20, 2022: Paul Huang, violin; Danbi Um, violin; Juho Pohjonen, piano Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Adagio and Rondo, K. 617 for glass harmonica, flute, oboe, viola, and cello – May 19, 2019: Friedrich Heinrich Kern, glass harmonica; Chelsea Knox, flute; Elaine Douvas, oboe; Jeremy Berry, viola; Estelle Choi, cello Adagio in B minor, K. 540 – October 29, 2017: Peter Serkin, piano Adagio in C for Armonica, K. 617 – January 31, 2010: Cecilia Brauer, glass harmonica Adagio in C, K. 617a for glass harmonica – May 19, 2019: Friedrich Heinrich Kern, glass harmonica Al desio di chi t’adoro – September 27, 2009: Danielle de Niese, soprano; Ken Noda, piano Andante in C, K. 315 for flute and orchestra – December 15, 2024: THE VIRTUOSO FLUTIST. DENIS BOURIAKOV, FLUTE. A RECITAL FOR FLUTE AND ORCHESTRA, with Erin Bouriakov, Flute. Musicians From The New York Philharmonic. Michael Parloff, Conductor. Ave Verum Corpus for chamber choir and string quartet – December 3, 2023: Brentano String Quartet; Antioch Chamber Ensemble Bassoon Concerto in B-flat, K. 191 – September 14, 2025: “SINGERS” FROM THE MET ORCHESTRA Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622 – September 14, 2025: “SINGERS” FROM THE MET ORCHESTRA Clarinet Trio in E flat, Op. 498 (“Kegelstatt”) – November 4, 2018: Pascual Martinez-Fortese, clarinet; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Alessio Bax, piano Concerto No. 14 in E flat, K. 449 for piano and string quartet – September 23, 2018: Michael Brown, solo piano; Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Emily Smith, violin; Matt Lipman, viola; Nick Canellakis, cello; David J. Grossman, bass Deh vieni non tardar (from Le Nozze di Figaro) – February 16, 2020: Ying Fang, soprano; Ken Noda, piano Divertimento in F, K. 138 – January 29, 2023, Danish String Quartet Duo in G, K. 423, for violin & viola – October 19, 2008: Sheryl Staples, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola Fantasie in F minor, K. 594 for organ – May 19, 2019: Paul Jacobs, organ Flute Concerto in G, K. 313 – December 15, 2024: THE VIRTUOSO FLUTIST. DENIS BOURIAKOV, FLUTE. A RECITAL FOR FLUTE AND ORCHESTRA, with Erin Bouriakov, Flute. Musicians From The New York Philharmonic. Michael Parloff, Conductor. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat, K. 495 – September 14, 2025: “SINGERS” FROM THE MET ORCHESTRA Non più di fiori from La Clemenza di Tito, K. 621 – May 19, 2019: Wendy Bryn Harmer, soprano; Inn-Hyuck Cho, basset horn; Ken Noda, piano Piano Quartet in G minor, K. 478 – May 8, 2022: Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Anna Polonsky, piano; Paul Neubauer, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Michael Parloff, lecturer Quartet for Oboe (soprano Saxophone) and Strings, arr. by Steven Banks – November 20, 2022 – Steven Banks, saxophone, Benjamin Bowman, violin, Milan Milisavljević, viola, Rafael Figueroa, cello Quartet in D, K. 575 (Prussian No. 1) – March 6, 2016: The Escher String Quartet Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, arr. for four cellos by Douglas Moore – September 29, 2024: Edward Arron, Carter Brey, Rafael Figueroa, and Zvi Plesser, cellos S’altro che lagrime (from La Clemenza di Tito) – February 16, 2020: Ying Fang, soprano; Ken Noda, piano Serenade No. 10 in B-flat, K. 361/370a (Gran Partita) – September 18, 2022: Winds of Met Sonata in B flat, K. 570 – October 29, 2017: Peter Serkin, piano Sonata in C, K. 521 for piano 4-hands – December 19, 2017: Alessio Bax, piano; Lucille Chung, piano Sonata in A, K. 526 – March 11, 2018: Benjamin Beilman, Violin; Orion Weiss, piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 – October 4, 2015: Richard Goode, piano Sonata No. 15 in F, K. 533 – October 4, 2015: Richard Goode, piano Sonata in F, K. 533/494 – March 8, 2026: Jonathan Biss, piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457 – March 8, 2026: Jonathan Biss, piano String Quartet in C, K. 465 (“Dissonance”) – November 14, 2021 – Schumann String Quartet String Quintet in E-flat, K. 614 – May 19, 2019: Calidore String Quartet; Matthew Lipman, viola String Quartet in G major, K. 387 – January 4, 2015: Emerson String Quartet Three Late Songs, K. 596 – 598 – May 19, 2019: Wendy Bryn Harmer, soprano; Ken Noda, piano String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat, K. 428 – January 29, 2023, Danish String Quartet Two Concert Arias – May 15, 2016: James Morris, bass-baritone; Ken Noda, piano Un moto di gioia (from Le Nozze di Figaro) – February 16, 2020: Ying Fang, soprano; Ken Noda, piano Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 (“Turkish") – September 13, 2026: Mozart And Schubert At 19; Benjamin Bowman, Violin; Musicians From The Met Orchestra; Michael Parloff, Conductor Violin Sonata in A, K. 526 – May 8, 2022: Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Anna Polonsky, piano; Paul Neubauer, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Michael Parloff, lecturer Violin Sonata in E minor, K. 300c (K. 304) – October 5, 2014: Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Gilles Vonsattel, piano Violin Sonata in G, K. 379 – May 8, 2022: Arnaud Sussmann, violin; Anna Polonsky, piano; Paul Neubauer, viola; Fred Sherry, cello; Michael Parloff, lecturer Zeffiretti lusinghieri (from Idomeneo) – February 16, 2020: Ying Fang, soprano; Ken Noda, piano Modest Musorgsky (1839-1881) Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks – November 4, 2018: Alessio Bax, piano John Novacek Four Rags for Two Jo(h)ns for clarinet and piano – April 19, 2009: Jon Manasse, clarinet; John Novacek, piano Mark O’Connor F.C.’s Jig for violin and viola – May 6, 2018: Kerry McDermott, violin; Paul Neubauer, viola Hermeto Pascoal Da Sábado pra Dominguihnos – November 19, 2017: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Arvo Pärt Fratres for violin and piano - February 18, 2024: Stefan Jackiw, violin; Michael Stephen Brown, piano Sam Perkin Freak Show – December 4, 2022 – Sitkovetsky Trio Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Histoire du Tango – April 14, 2019: Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Jason Vieaux, guitar L'Histoire du Tango (violin and guitar) – November 15, 2026: Café Music Milonga del ángel – November 20, 2022 Steven Banks, saxophone, Xak Bjerken, piano Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886) Quartetto for flute, oboe, B-flat clarinet, E-flat clarinet and piano – September 18, 2022 – Met Winds David Popper (1843-1913) Requiem for three cellos and piano – September 29, 2024: Rafael Figueroa, Edward Arron, and Zvi Plesser, cellos; Jeewon Park, piano Francis Poulenc (1899-1963) Cello Sonata – November 15, 2026: Café Music Baden Powell Samba Novo – November 19, 2017: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953) Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major, Op. 119 (1949) – February 8, 2015: David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) Crisantemi – October 27, 2019: Quartetto di Cremona Three Arias – November 12, 2023: Angel Blue, soprano; Bryan Wagorn, piano Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) Andante from Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 for cello and piano – September 29, 2024: Zvi Plesser, cello; Jeewon Park, piano Six Songs, Op. 38: In My Garden at Night, To Her, Daisies, Pied Piper, Dreams, A-oo – February 16, 2020: Ying Fang, soprano; Ken Noda, piano Sonata for Cello and Piano in g minor, Op. 19 – February 8, 2015: David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano Suite No. 2, Op. 17 for two pianos – December 19, 2017: Alessio Bax, piano; Lucille Chung, piano Trio élégiaque No. 2 in D minor, Op. 9 – May 21, 2023 – Kevin Zhu, violin, Zlatomir Fung, cello, Albert Cano Smit, piano Shulamit Ran: Betwixt and Between – String Quartet No. 4 – April 26, 2026: Jerusalem String Quartet Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Air de feu from L’enfante et les sortileges – March 9, 2025: Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert, with Erika Baikoff, Soprano; Soohong Park, piano Cinq mélodies populaires grecques – March 29, 2015: Matthew Polenzani, tenor; Ken Noda, piano Cinq mélodies populaires grecques for soprano and piano – March 9, 2025: Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert, with Erika Baikoff, Soprano; Soohong Park, piano Gaspard de la nuit for piano – March 9, 2025: Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert, with Erika Baikoff, Soprano; Soohong Park, piano Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet, and string quartet – December 18, 2016: Emmanuel Ceysson, harp; Érik Gratton, flute; Inn-hyuck Cho, clarinet; David Chan, concertmaster; Catherine Ro, violin; Dov Scheindlin, viola; Jerry Grossman, cello Le Tombeau de Couperin for piano – March 9, 2025: Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert, with Erika Baikoff, Soprano; Soohong Park, piano Ma mere l’oye arranged for two harps – December 18, 2016: Mariko Anraku, harp; Emmanuel Ceysson, harp Manteau de fleurs for soprano and piano Ballade de la reine morte d’aimer for soprano and piano – March 9, 2025: Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert, with Erika Baikoff, Soprano; Soohong Park, piano Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn – October 17, 2021: Roman Rabinovich, piano; Escher String Quartet Mother Goose Suite for piano 4-hands – May 12, 2024: Alessio Bax, piano; Lucille Chung, piano; Chee-Yun, violin; Brad Gemeinhardt Pavane pour une infante défunte for piano – March 9, 2025: Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert, with Erika Baikoff, Soprano; Soohong Park, piano Piano Trio in A minor – March 13, 2022: Kristin Lee, violin; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Michael Brown, piano Shéherazade for soprano and piano – March 9, 2025: Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert, with Erika Baikoff, Soprano; Soohong Park, piano Sonata for Violin and Cello – March 13, 2022: Kristin Lee, violin; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Michael Brown, piano String Quartet in F – November 14, 2021 – Schumann String Quartet The Valley of the Bells for piano - February 18, 2024: Michael Stephen Brown, piano Tzigane for violin and piano – May 6, 2018: Oliver Neubauer, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano Vocalise Etude en forme de habanera for soprano and piano – March 9, 2025: Ravel’s 150th Birthday Concert, with Erika Baikoff, Soprano; Soohong Park, piano Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936) Quartet in D – October 27, 2019: Quartetto di Cremona Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Flight of the Bumblebee, arr. Rachmaninoff – November 4, 2018: Alessio Bax, piano Chris Rogerson New Work for two violins and piano – Paul Huang, violin; Danbi Um, violin; Juho Pohjonen, piano Frederic Rzewski Demons for violin and piano (2017) – March 11, 2018: Benjamin Beilman, Violin; Orion Weiss, piano Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999) Aranjuez, ma pensée – November 2, 2014: Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano; Sharon Isbin, guitar Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) Anchovies for solo piano – November 15, 2026: Café Music Canzonetta spagnuola – April 23, 2017: Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano; Warren Jones, piano Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Carnival of the Animals – January 31, 2010: Stefán Ragnar Höskuldsson, flute; Stephen Williamson, clarinet; Yoon Kwon, violin; Abraham Appleman, viola; Joel Noyes, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; Gregory Zuber, xylophone; Gareth Icenogle, narrator Carnival of the Animals – November 4, 2018: Alessio Bax and Lucille Chung, pianos; Yoobin Son, flute; Pascual Martinez-Fortese, clarinet; Sheryl Staples, violin; Qian-Qian Li, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Eileen Moon, cello; Tim Cobb, bass; Barry Centanni, xylophone Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28, arr. by Denis Bouriakov – December 15, 2024: THE VIRTUOSO FLUTIST. 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Romance, Op. 36 for cello and piano – September 24, 2017: Mihai Marica, cello; Michael Brown, piano Pablo Sarasate (1844-1908) Navarra, Op. 33 for two violins and piano – February 20, 2022: Paul Huang, violin; Danbi Um, violin; Juho Pohjonen, piano Paul Schoenfeld (1947-2024) Café Music (piano trio) – November 15, 2026: Café Music Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Duo Sonata in A, Op. 162, D. 574, for violin and piano – October 18, 2009: David Chan, violin; Jeewon Park, piano Four Impromptus, D. 935 (Op. 142) – February 26, 2017: Emanuel Ax, piano Nacht und Träume – February 16, 2020: Ying Fang, soprano; Ken Noda, piano Piano Trio in E-flat, Op. 100 – October 15, 2023: Lysander Piano Trio Rondo in A, D. 438 for violin and string quartet – September 23, 2018: Sean Lee, solo violin; Emily Smith, violin; Arnaud Sussman, violin; Matt Lipman, viola; Nick Canellakis, cello Shepherd on the Rock, Op. 129, D. 965, for soprano, clarinet and piano – September 27, 2009: Danielle de Niese, soprano; Stephen Williamson, clarinet; Ken Noda, piano Sonata in G major, D. 894, op. 78 (“Fantasie”) – January 19, 2020: Paul Lewis, piano Sonatas in C minor, D. 958; A major, D. 959; and B-flat major, D. 960 - November 17, 2024: Paul Lewis, piano String Quartet No. 13 in A minor, D. 804 – January 29, 2023, Danish String Quartet Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485 – September 13, 2026: Mozart And Schubert At 19; Benjamin Bowman, Violin; Musicians From The Met Orchestra; Michael Parloff, Conductor String Quintet in C, D. 956 – December 16, 2018: Emerson String Quartet with David Finckel, cello Trio No. 2 in E-flat, D. 929, Op. 99 – October 30, 2016: Wu Han, piano; Philip Setzer, violin; David Finckel, cello Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 (Death and the Maiden) – March 6, 2016: The Escher String Quartet Viola – February 16, 2020: Ying Fang, soprano; Ken Noda, piano Hermann Schulenburg (1886-1959) Gypsy Romance and Csardas for viola and piano – September 24, 2017: Paul Neubauer, viola; Arnaud Sussman, violin; Rafael Figueroa, cello; Michael Brown, piano Erwin Schulhoff (1894-1942) Hot Sonata for alto saxophone and piano – Steven Banks, saxophone, Xak Bjerken, piano Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Fairy Tales, Op. 120, for clarinet, viola, and piano – September 27, 2009: Stephen Williamson, clarinet; Ken Noda, piano Fantasy in C, Op. 17 – March 8, 2026: Jonathan Biss, piano Quartet in E-flat, Op. 47, for piano and strings – October 19, 2008: Sheryl Staples, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Carter Brey, cello; Warren Jones, piano Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15 for piano – May 12, 2024: Alessio Bax, piano; Lucille Chung, piano; Chee-Yun, violin; Brad Gemeinhardt Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105 for violin and piano – May 6, 2018: Clara Neubauer, violin; Anne-Marie McDermott, piano String Quartet No. 3 in A, Op. 41/3 – January 14, 2024: Goldmund Quartet Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915) Five Preludes for Solo Piano, Op. 16 (1894–1895) – February 8, 2015: David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) Concertino in A minor, Op. 94 for two pianos – December 19, 2017: Alessio Bax, piano; Lucille Chung, piano Sonata for Cello and Piano in d minor, Op. 40 (1934) – February 8, 2015: David Finckel, cello; Wu Han, piano String Quartet No. 7 in F-sharp minor, Op. 108 – January 4, 2015: Emerson String Quartet String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 – December 16, 2018: Emerson Quartet String Quartet No. 12 in D-flat, Op. 133 – October 20, 2022 – Emerson String Quartet Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 8 – October 30, 2016: Wu Han, piano; Philip Setzer, violin; David Finckel, cello Spirituals Good News; You Can Tell the World; Deep River; Ride on King Jesus – November 12, 2023: Angel Blue, soprano; Bryan Wagorn, piano Johann Strauss (1804–1849) Emperor Waltz for piano quintet, flute, and clarinet (arr. Schoenberg) – February 12, 2023 – Gloria Chien, piano, Benjamin Beilman and Alexi Kenney, violins, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola, Mihai Marica, cello, Yoobin Son, flute, Pascual Martinez-Forteza Richard Strauss (1864–1949) Five Songs – May 15, 2016: James Morris, bass-baritone; Ken Noda, piano Songs – November 12, 2023: Angel Blue, soprano; Bryan Wagorn, piano Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) Suite Italienne – December 15, 2019: Benjamin Beilman, violin; Andrew Tyson, piano The Soldier’s Tale – December 15, 2019: Benjamin Luxon, narrator; Benjamin Beilman, violin; Chris Coletti, trumpet; Demian Austin, trombone; Inn-Hyuck Cho, clarinet; Frank Morelli, bassoon; David J. Grossman, bass; Ian Rosenbaum, percussion; Anni Crofut, dancer-choreographer Three Movements from Petrushka – December 15, 2019: Andrew Tyson, piano Rentarō Taki (1879–1901) Kojo No Tsuki” (“The Moon over the Ruined Castle”) arr. Anne Akiko Meyers – April 14, 2019: Anne Akiko Meyers, violin; Jason Vieaux, guitar Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909) Recuerdos de la Alhambra – November 2, 2014: Sharon Isbin, guitar Capricho árabe for solo guitar – September 25, 2016: Jason Vieaux, guitar Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) The White Swan (Pas D’action from Swan Lake) – November 4, 2018: Sheryl Staples, violin; Lucille Chung, piano The Tallis Scholars Mother & Child – December 7, 2025: THE RENAISSANCE CHOIR: THE TALLIS SCHOLARS “MOTHER AND CHILD” Joaquín’s Turina (1882 - 1949) La oración de torero (The Bullfighter’s Prayer) – October 20, 2024: Modigliani Quartet Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) Come dal ciel precipita (from Macbeth) – May 15, 2016: James Morris, bass-baritone; Ken Noda, piano Ella giammai m’amó (from Don Carlo) – May 15, 2016: James Morris, bass-baritone; Rafael Figueroa, cello; Ken Noda, piano Quartet in E minor – October 27, 2019: Quartetto di Cremona Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 – 1959) A Lenda do Caboclo – November 19, 2017: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Concerto in B minor for 4 violins – September 26, 2021: Violin Soloists: James Thompson, Oliver Neubauer, Clara Neubauer, Jeanelle Brierley Flute Concerto in D, RV428, (The Goldfinch) – November 4, 2018: Yoobin Son, solo flute; Sheryl Staples, violin; Qian-Qian Li, violin; Cynthia Phelps, viola; Eileen Moon, cello; Tim Cobb, bass; Alessio Bax, harpsichord Guitar Concerto in D, RV 93 – September 25, 2016: Jason Vieaux, guitar; Escher String Quartet The Four Seasons – September 26, 2021: Violin Soloists: Spring – Danbi Um; Summer – Nathan Meltzer; Autumn – Arnold Sussmann; Winter – Kevin Zhu Melinda Wagner Pan Journal for harp and string quartet – December 18, 2016: Mariko Anraku, harp; Emmanuel Ceysson, harp; David Chan, concertmaster; Catherine Ro, violin; Dov Scheindlin, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello George Walker (1922-2018) Lyric for Strings – December 16, 2018: Emerson Quartet Anton Webern (1883-1945) Langsamer Satz – January 14, 2024: Goldmund Quartet Hugo Wolf (1860-1903) Italian Serenade for string quartet – September 25, 2016: Escher String Quartet John Williams / Anderson & Roe Three Star Wars Fantasies – January 31, 2010: Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano Anonymous “Music from the Time of Cervantes” (arr. W. Kanengiser) – November 19, 2017: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

  • Concert April 11, 2027 | PCC

    SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2027 AT 4 PM ZUKERMAN TRIO CELEBRATING BEETHOVEN IN HIS 250th ANNIVERSARY YEAR Zukerman Trio performing at Parlance Chamber Concerts Pinchas Zukerman, violin Amanda Forsyth, cello Shai Wosner, piano "With Pinchas Zukerman's matchless musicianship and charisma at its core, this is a trio made in heaven." — Limelight ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE BUY TICKETS A legendary presence on the world's concert stages for more than five decades, violinist Pinchas Zukerman is joined by celebrated cellist Amanda Forsyth and pianist Shai Wosner for an afternoon of chamber music that brings together three consummate artists at the height of their interpretive powers. To celebrate Beethoven in his 250th anniversary year , the Zukerman Trio performs three masterpieces spanning the composer's creative life—from the youthful brilliance of the Violin Sonata in A minor , Op. 23 , and the radiant lyricism of the Cello Sonata in A major , Op. 69 , to the mystery and drama of the beloved "Ghost" Trio . Together, these works trace Beethoven's colossal artistic journey from youthful brilliance to the full flowering of his creative genius. 2026-2027 SEASON September 13, 2026 Mozart and Schubert at 19 Members of the MET Orchestra October 11, 2026 Viano String Quartet Four of a Kind November 15, 2026 Café Music January 17, 2027 Richard Goode, piano Itamar Zorman, violin February 28, 2027 Winterreise Benjamin Appl, baritone James Baillieu, piano March 21, 2027 Bach's Birthday Concert Paul Jacobs, organ April 11, 2027 Celebrating Beethoven's 250th Anniversary Zukerman Trio May 9, 2027 Chen–Lipman–Cho String Trio Michael Stephen Brown, piano June 6, 2027 Fly the Coop Emi Ferguson, baroque flute Ruckus, period-instrument ensemble Artist Roster Parlance Program Notes LOCATION At West Side Presbyterian Church 6 South Monroe Street Ridgewood, NJ 07450 For map and directions, click here . CONCERT AMENITIES Whee lchair Accessible Fr e e Parking for all concerts FEATURING BUY TICKETS PROGRAM Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 23 Program Notes Ludwig van Beethoven: Cello Sonata in A major, Op. 69 Program Notes Intermission Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70, No. 1 ("Ghost") Program Notes Watch the Zukerman Trio perform Beethoven's noble "Archduke" Trio on Parlance Chamber Concerts:

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